cesante

[seˈsãn̪t̪e]

/[seˈsãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“cesante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,638
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se aplica a un funcionario o a un empleado público, que ha sido privado de su cargo o de su empleo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cesante · cesante · Spanish

cesante · rank #47,638 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,638
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chabones

Nearest frequency peer: chabones (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cesante”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cesante” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cesante vs cante
71% similar
cesante vs cesan
71% similar
cesante vs cásate
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cesante
PropertyValue
Headwordcesante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[seˈsãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,638
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cesante”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cesantecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chabones” (#47,639), “cenado” (#47,636), “chamos” (#47,640). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cesante” va en #47,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cesante (IPA [seˈsãn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,638 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cesante, with forms such as "ccesante", "ceasnte", and "cesanet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cante", "cesan", "cásate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cesante, spelled C-E-S-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se aplica a un funcionario o a un empleado público, que ha sido privado de su cargo o de su empleo.
  2. 2
    Referido a una persona, que está sin trabajo de forma forzosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cesante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La tasa de cesantes disminuyó durante el último año.

Synonyms

suspendidoexpulsadoociosodesocupadoparado

Antonyms

empleadoocupadoempleado

This word in other languages

suspended(English)suspendiert(Deutsch)desempregado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccesante
  • ceasnte
  • cesanet
  • cesannte
  • cesantte
  • cesatne
  • cesnate
  • cessante
  • cseante
  • ecsante
  • sesante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cesante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccesante1ceasnte2cesanet2cesannte1cesantte1cesatne2cesnate2cessante1
Edit distance from "cesante"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cesante"?
"cesante" is spelled C-E-S-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈsãn̪t̪e].
What does "cesante" mean?
As an adjective, "cesante" means: Se aplica a un funcionario o a un empleado público, que ha sido privado de su cargo o de su empleo.
What words are commonly confused with "cesante"?
"cesante" is commonly confused with "cante", "cesan", "cásate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cesante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cesante" is [seˈsãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cesante" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cesante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

charity#47,642charros#47,643cansino#47,626camisón#47,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

carguero11 variantscompetía11 variantsbasaban11 variantscopiamos11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list